Bloody hell mate, that was a very fine bit of writing, thoroughly enjoyed reading it
Quote from: micky d on January 30, 2008, 09:07:29 AMBloody hell mate, that was a very fine bit of writing, thoroughly enjoyed reading it Yeah, what he said! That writeup almost brought a tear of satisfactory joy to my eye. Almost makes me want to go buy back my Spirit.
The SwissTool Spirit presents something of a conundrum to the American tool user....There are no extra embellishments, no art deco holes or blended forms in the metal, just cold European function with the faintest hint of heritage from the American South.
I gotta say you really just sold me on one, but I still think the butterknife is silly. Maybe my belt sander can remedy that.
However the Does the spirit S still have that silly blade?
Quote from: Spoonrobot on January 30, 2008, 04:24:28 AMThe SwissTool Spirit presents something of a conundrum to the American tool user....There are no extra embellishments, no art deco holes or blended forms in the metal, just cold European function with the faintest hint of heritage from the American South.What is that hint of heritage from the American South?
Quote from: ringzero on January 30, 2008, 07:29:01 PMQuote from: Spoonrobot on January 30, 2008, 04:24:28 AMThe SwissTool Spirit presents something of a conundrum to the American tool user....There are no extra embellishments, no art deco holes or blended forms in the metal, just cold European function with the faintest hint of heritage from the American South.What is that hint of heritage from the American South?It was J-sews or lonediver that put me onto this first so they may know more than I about it. But, as I understand it Victorinox bought out Bear MGC (based in Alabama) in order to, among other things, acquire their patent for the Bear Jaws tool. Properties of which are incorporated into the Spirit/SwissTool.Article